Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.5 1/10
  • Public order 0.5 1/10
  • Robbery 0.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.2 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Giles Lane area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Giles Lane (CT2 7LT) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% higher than the Blean Forest average (35.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Giles Lane (CT2 7LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Wood Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Giles Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turing Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turing Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Giles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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